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VIII/l1 Patented Aug. 12, 1924-.

UNITED stares PATENToFFIcE.'

CHARLES FISI-IER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AUTOMATIC RECORDINGSAFE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

SAVINGS BANK.

Application filed May 31, 1921. Serial No. 473,972.

To @ZZ 1U/tom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES F IsHnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinventeda new and useful Improvement in Savings Banks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates-particularly to savings-banks which are providedwith a plurality of coin chambers adapted to maintain coins of differentdenominations in assorted,

` stacked relation.

The improved savings-bank in which the present invention is embodied isof the general construction and mode oi operation set forth in my UnitedStates Patent No. 1,170,525, granted February 8, 1916. rIhe primaryobject is to provide improvements in the general construction and modeof operation ot the savings-bank described and claimed in said patent.Further objects are to provide improved coin-admission means andimproved locking means. l

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 represents a front elevationalView of a savings-bank embodying the invention; Fig. 2, a plan view of astand or support for the savings-bank which may be employed by a cashieror teller when the savingsfbank is to be opened and the coins counted;Fig. 3, a rear view of the rear plate or casing-section of the device;Fig. 4, a side elevational view of the stand or support with thesavings-bank resting therein, one side flange of the stand being brokenaway; Fig. 5, an end view ot the assembly shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6, aninner plan view of the rear or tray-section ofthe savings-bank; Fig. 7,a vertical section taken as indicated at line 7 ot' Fig. 4;

Fig. 8, an inner View of the front casingsection; Fig. 9, a sectiontaken as indi` cated at line 9 ot Fig. 8 and showing the lower side ofthe inner plate which constitutes a part ofthe coin-admission means; Fig.l 10, a section taken as indicated at line 10 of Fig. 8; Fig. 11, asection taken as indicated at line 11 of Fig. 8; Fig. 12, an

enlarged broken section taken as indicated at line 12 of Fig. 9 andillustra-ting one of the anchorages of the spring-wire slot-guardsemployed; Fig. 13, an enlarged broken Section taken as indicated atlines 13 of Figs.

9 and 10'; Fig. 14, an enlarged broken secw -tion taken as indicated atlinel 14 of Fig. 9,; Fig. 15, a section taken as indicated at line 15 ofFig. V17, this view showing the lock mechan'i'smmounted in the llowerportion of the savings-bank; Fig 16, a section taken as indicated atline 16 of Fig. 17 Fig. 17, an enlarged broken sectional view taken asindicated at line 17 of Fig. 15; Fig. 18, a broken view of a keyemployed; Fig. ,19, a broken sectional view taken as indicated at linel19 of Fig. 12; Fig. 20,' a broken sectional view taken as indicatedatline 20 of Fig. 15; Fig. 21, a broken sectional view taken as indicatedat line 21 of Fig. 15; Fig. 22, a broken sectional View taken asindicated at line 22of Fig. 7; and Fig. 23, a broken sectional viewtaken as indicated at line 23 of Fig. 6.

In the constructionillustrated, A represents the improved,savings-bank;and B, a stand or support which is especially adapted to support theimproved savings-bank when opened and the coins counted by a receivingteller ot a banking institution.

"The improved savings-bank A comprises complemental front and rearsections A Vand A2, respectively, the sections being substantially{iat-sided equipped with cooperating locking devices ior detachablysecuring them together. These sections are vertical sections. The rearsection, because of the function it serves while the coins are Ycompartments 2 which are complemental with respect to partial coincompartments 2a with which the cover-section A" is provided interiorlyand two corresponding partial coin compartmentsy from a complete coincompartment when the savings-bank is closed. As shown', the coincompartments are adapted to receive coins of different denominations. Y

The plate 1 is provided on its' inner surface with vertical o-rlongitudinal flanges 1a which separate the partial coin compartments ofthe tray-section from each other. The inner wall of the plate l isrecessed or provided with longitudinal concavities las 'indicated at'1b. Flanking the longitudinal concavities 1b are plane surfaces 1cwhichaflordsurfaces upon 'which the coins may slide when they are beingtold olf orggcounted by the teller. Y p

The tray-section A2 is further provided near. its lower end with atransverse slot 1d which affords a bottom wall for the coincompartments. The wall 1d is preferably inclined at an Vangle of 121/2owith respect to a horizontal plane, so'tha't when the savingsba-'nlr isin standing position, the coins 3 in the coin compartments will rest onthe bottom 'wall 1d, but will incline somewhat with .respect to theaxesof thelcoin-stacks. This Y willbe understood from Figs. 22, but itisto be borne in mind that this figure shows the savings-bank in ahorizontal position, instead 'of standing on end as shown in Fig. 22,which .is the proper position when the coins are being inserted.

The bottom wall 1d is in reality a transverse flangefpr'ojectingforwardly from the plate 1 of the tray-section near the lower en'd of'said plate, Vthis flange inclining forwardly and downwardly from theplate. Near the front Vedge of` this'flange, the metal is cutaway, :asindicated at 4, so as to produce a somewh'atsharper inclination. l/Vhenthe savings-bank is resting in the position shown in Fig. 22, the upperedge of the stack of :coins vmay be pressed towards the surface 4, which1s of'sharper inclination, thus fan- `ning77 the coins, or giving them agreater in- -cl1nat1on.` This 1s done afterthecover-section is removedto facilitate the work of telling olf the coins, which may be effectedby means of one forefinger, while the coins are received either on thecounter or in the other hand of the teller.

TheA front casing-section A is preferably stamped from brass orother'sheet-metal. lt comprises a bowed or concave-convex front .waill5, lateral flangesi 5a, a top flange 5b, and

a bottom iange 5. The rear or free. edge of thetop flange 51? isequipped at its intermediateaportion with a downturned interlock-flangedwhichfisadapted to engage the intermediate portion ofthe upper rearmargin of the casing-section A2 at the space 6 which is afforded by theinterruption of a marginal flange 7 with which the casingsection A2 isequipped on its rear side (see Fig.

The partial coin chambers 2 of the front casing-section are separatedfrom each other by longitudinal division walls 5, as will be understoodfrom Figs. 7 and 8. These separating walls are preferably formed fromsheet-metal strips 7, each strip being bent upon itself along a medianlongitudinal line, and the free edges of the strip being curved or bentaway from each other, to ailord attaching flanges 7 which bear againstthe inner surface of the front wall 5 of the casing-section A. Thestrips are secured to said front wall by means of integral clenchinglugs 8 which are struck rearwardly from the front wall of thecasing-section. These clenching lugs extend thru perforations 9 withwhich the flanges 7 are provided and the extremities are clenchedagainst the rear surfaces of said flanges. These clenching lugs are.preferably located at the upper portion of the casing section; and theperforations in the front wall of the casing-section are covered by aname-plate 10 which is secured to the front wall of the casing-sectionby rivets 10'.

The front wall 5 is provided with several vertical series Vofperforations or slots 11 which are located in front of the vertical axesof the several coin chambers. These slots or view-openings enable thecoins to be viewed. Associated with the several series of slots areseries of graduations 11l which serve to indicate the number of coins ineach compartment, so that the savingsbank is thus preferably of therecording, or so-called registering, safe type.

The upper flange or top wall 5b of the casing-section A/ is providedwith a series of coin-slots 12 which are so disposed as to be locatedabove the several coin chambers when the savings-bank is closed. Thesecoin-slots Vare preferably disposed obliquely, as shown in Figs. 5 and11. Secured to the top wall 5b is an inner coin-slot-plate 13 which isseparated from the top wall by a small space 13% The plate 13 isprovided with coin-slots 12a which register with the slots 12 (Fig. 14).At the ends of the slots 12 the metal is struck upwardly, as indicatedat 13, thus providing spacing lugs which are engaged by clenching lugs5@ which are formed integrally with the upper wall 5b of thecasingsection A. These clenching lugs are provided by shearing the metalat the ends of the slots l2, and bending the tongues of metal down thruthe slots 12a and clenching them beneath the upwardly offset portions13b of the metal-plate 18.

The inner, or slot-guard plate 13 is equipped with a pair of spring-wireslotguards A14 for each of the 'coin-slots. Each lil() slot-guard 14 isin the form of a U-shape piece of spring wire having an anchor-arm 14aand a free arm 14h, whose extremity is bent to provide an oblique tongue14e which extends across the coin-slot.

An anchorage 15 is providedfor the loop portion of each bent wire guardby striking the metal of the plate 13 upwardly at points 15a as will beunderstood from Figs.- 10 and 12. The metal of the plate 1S is alsostruck upwardly at points 15b to provide bearings or stops against whichthe free ends of the anchor-arms 14a bear. The members of the pair ofslot-guards corresponding with each coin-slot are reversed in position,as will be understood from Fig. 10, and the spring tongues 141c areseparated from each other by a space so that the coin may be initiallypartially entered between the spring tongues; and when the coin isforced in thru the coin-slot, the spring tongues will separate to admitthey coin and then will spring back into the position shown in Fig. 10.It will be understood that the springwire slot-guards are housed betweenthe slotguard supporting-plate 18 and the top wall 5b.

The rear edge of the slot-guard carryingplate 13 is cut away asindicated at 16 in Fig. 9 to admit the upper portion of the rearcasing-section A2 in such manner that the central portion of said platemay be embraced or caused to interlock with the depending liange orretainer 5d ofthe casingsection A. When this occurs, the retainer 5doccupies the space 6 and is flush with the marginal iange 7 with whichthe casingsection A2 is equipped at its rear side.

As will be understood from Figs. 6, 8, 17 and 22, there isprovided belowthe flange or bottom wall 1b of the coin-chamber a space which affords abill chamber 18 into which bills may be inserted thru a bill-'slot 18?"with which one lateral flange of the casing-section A is provided. Thebill chamber 18 also serves as a chamber for a locking device Cl rPhelocking device C comprises a housing plate 19 which lies parallel withand is secured to the inner surface of the bottom; flange 5C of thecasing-section A', a reciprocable locking member or fiat bolt 20disposed between the housing member 19 and the bottom wall 5" of thecasing-section; a U-shape wire spring 21 confined between the bolt 2Oand the bottom wall 5c and having one end 21a anchored to the housingmember 19 and having the other end 2lb anchored to the bolt 20; and akey-barrel 22 extending thru the lower portion of the front wall 5 ofthe casing-section and having its inner end' journaled in an upwardlyextending projection 19a with which the member 19 is equipped. The rearend of the key-barrel projects some distance thru the bearing member 19aand is provided with a peripheral groove 22a which is engaged byforwardlystruck lugs 19h with which the member 19 is equipped, as willbe understood from Fig. 20. A key 23 is adapted to enter the keybarrel.This key is provided with a bit 23a which is adapted to engage ashoulder 202L which is provided by punching a hole thru the bolt 20which constitutes the bolt, as will be understood from Fig. 19. By thismeans, the bolt may be retracted against the force of the spring 21. Thebolt is provided at its rear edge with tongues or interlock flanges 2Obwhich serve to interlock with recesses 24 which are provided in thelower portions of vertical ribs or flanges 24:a with which the plate A2is equipped on its inner side below the flange 1d.

The housing plate 19 has its end portions struck downwardly to affordattaching langes 19C which are secured to the bottom wall of thecasing-section A by means of rivets 25, as will be understood from Figs.15 and 16. The housing member 19 of the locking mechanism is providedwith downwardly struck lugs 19d which alord guides which are engaged byslots 2Oc with which the plate-like bolt 2O is provided. This featurewill be understood from Figs. 15, 16 and 21.

The rear casing-section A2 is designed to fit within or be embraced bythe marginal portions of the peripheral flange of the frontcasing-section. To Jfacilitate the easy entry of the rear plate, theedge portions thereof are beveled slightly, as indicated at 26 (Figs. 6,17 and 22).

As has been indicated, when the casingsections are locked together, thepartial coin chambers 2V of the rear casing-section form, with thepartial coin chambers 2ZL of the front casing-section, completevertically disposed coin-c-hambers. The intermediate coin chambers arelocated between the compl'emental fianges with which the casingsectionsare provided at their inner sides. The outer or marginal coin chambersare located between the corresponding complemental flanges. and thelateral langes 5" of the casing-section A.

The rear casing-section A2 preferably is provided at its upper portionwith a T`slot 27, as shown in Fig. 3. This enables the savings-bank tobe hung on a nail or hook, if desired. Assuming the savings-bankto be inthe upright/position shown in 1, coins may be inserted thru thecoin-slot 12, and the coins will drop to the bottoms oit thecoin-chambers and rest upon the inclined `flange 1d. The inclination ofthis iiange should Vbe such as togive a slight tilt to the individualcoins, but it should not be so great as to permit the coins to stand onedge or become jumbled.` Also, the walls of the coin-chambers whichconfine the` coins llO should permit the coins to drop freely into thecoin chambers, but still should be sufficiently close "or conlining toprevent the coins trom beceming jumbled. n

It will be understood from the foregoing' description that the improvedsavings-bank is adapted to receive the coins and maintain them VVinassorted, stacked relation, the coins of diilerent denominations beingcontained in different coinV chambers. It will be underA stood, also,that the savings-bank comprises a. pair oil open-faced 'complementalcasingsectionsprovided with complementa-l partial coin chambers, sovthatwhen the casingsecti'ons are brought together with their inne-r openfaces the coin chambers willbe completed. Furthermore, the rearcasingsection o-r tray-section is adapted to maintain the coins inassorted columns when the front casing-section is removed, assuming `thetray-section to be restingin the. substantially horizontal position. y

Then the savings-bank is brought to a banking institution, the tellermay lay it down upon a counter with the rear section f bearing` againstthe counter and may then unlock the front casing-section and remove itfrom the rear section, leaving the coins standing on edge in thetray-section, the coins. beingY inclined at an angle corresponding withthe inclination of the flange ld which constitutes the bottom walls ofthe 'coin chambers. The teller may then press the upper edge or column'of coins towards Athe more sharply inclined surface-s, thus givin-g thecoins a. greater tilt or inclination and causing them to fan out more.He may then tell off the coins or count them rapidly, beginning at whatcorresponds with the upper edge of each column. In this opferation, thecoins Will slide upon the surfaces 1c whichV flank the longitudinalconcavities 1b.

Tf desired, the teller may grasp the rear or bottom end of thetray-section and Withdraw Vthe tray-section from beneath the coins,`allowing the coinsto fan out upon the counter inthe `manner shown in myPatent No. 1,170,525. He may then tell off or count the coins rapidly.

For the convenience of the teller, the. stand for support B Which isespecially adapted to support the improved savingsbank has been devised.This may be employed, if desired. The stand B preferably comprises asquare.A base 28, a standard 28a, Vand a` square top 28h, the. top being`removably secured to the standard by means of screws 28C. The top isprovided with laterallianges 28d which are adapted to receive thesavings-bank `freely between them. The top is also provided inside theflanges 28d Y with ribs-28ewhich are separated from the flanges byspaces 28f. The ribs 28e are adapte-d V`to be embraced by the marginalangc 7 of the tray-section, as will be understood by comparison of Figs.22 and 23. Thus, the ribs 28s will serve to prevent the savings-bankfrom shifting its position on the top28b of the stand B. In the use ofthe stand, the savings-bank is placed thereon in the position shown inFigs. 4l, 5 and 7 the teller then unlocks the front casing-section andremoves it; he then presses the upper edges of the columns of coins awayfrom him or against the more sharply inclined surfaces 4l; and he thencounts the coins which remain properly assorted, according to theirdenomination.

It is particularly desirable, where the coins are to be counted from thetray-section, to provide the tray-section itself with comparativelyshallow partial coin chambers, and to so.l form these partial coinchambers f that they afford substantially flatbottoined guides orrunways thru which 'the coins may slide as they are told olif orcounted. This facilitates the counting operation. Moreover, this featuretends to prevent disarrangement of the columns of -coins or getting thecoins of different denominations mixed. The surfaces lC which tiank thelongitudinal'conoavities l" serve to elevate a `coin which lies tiatwisesomewhat above the bottom of the recess, so that the linger may engageVthe rear edge of the coin in thecounting operation.

The improved savings-bank is simple in construction, may benninutactured at moderate cost, may readily be given a beautiful linish,and `presents an exceedingly n `at and Vattractive appearance. Moreover,the shape of the device is such as to enable the savings-bank to bereadily slipped into a pocket or into a shopping-bag when it is desiredto take the sayings-bank to a banking institut-ion for the purpose otdepositing the coutents.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearne-ss ofunderstanding only and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly aspermissible in View ot the prior art.

TWhat. I regard as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A savings-bank comprising a pair ot substantially flat-sidedcomplemental opensided casing-sections having con'xpleniental partialcoin chambers and forming when together a substantially llat body,coin-admission means for said coin chambers, and means Jfor locking thesections together.

2. A savings-bank comprising a pair ol complemental casing-sectionshavingr coinplemental partial coin chambers, one oi said sections havingrelatively low division walls between the partial coin chambers thereofand being adapted to serve as a tray-section, coin-admission means forsaid coin chambers, and means for locking the casing-'sections together.

3. le. savings-bank comprising a pair of complemental casing-sectionshaving complemental partial coin chambers, one of said sectionsconstituting a tray-section and having its inner surface provided withlongitudinal recesses flanked by surfaces upon which the coins may slideduring removal from the tray-section, coin-admission means for said coinchambers, and means for locking the casing-sections together.

Il. A savings-bank comprising a pair of sulcstamtiallyT flat-sidedopen-sided complemental casing-sections having complemental partial coincompartments with complement-al division walls between the compartmentsand forming when together a substantially flat body, coin-admissionmeans corresponding with the coin compartments, and key-controlledlocking means securing the casing-sections together.

5. A savings-bank comprising a tray-section consisting of a plate andlongitudinal division walls projecting from the inner side of saidplate, a closure comprising a front wall provided with a peripheralilange adapted to engage the edges of said travsection, said front wallbeing equipped with rearwardly projecting longitudinal division wallscorresponding,r with the division walls of said tray-section,coin-admission means corresponding` with the coin compartments, andlocking means securing said sections together.

6. A savings-bank comrprising a tray-section consisting' of a plateequipped with intermediate longitudinal division walls, a cover-sectioncomprising a front wall and a peripheral flange within the Amargin ofwhich said tray-section is received, said cover-section being equippedinteriorly with longitudinal division walls complementalto saidrst-named division walls, coin-admission means corresponding with theseveral coin-compartments, and key-controlled locking means serving tosecure said seetionsltogether.

7. A savings-bank comprising an opensided tray-section provided withlongitudinal division walls and' equipped near'the lower end of' thesection with an inclined flange affording bottoms for lcoincompartments, an open-sided cover-section provided with a peripheralflange within which the peripheral portion of the tray-section fits,said cover-section being equipped internally with longitudinal divisionwalls, coin-admission means at the upper end of said closure section,and means for locking said sections together detachably.

8. A savings-bank comprising an opensided trav-section and an open-sidedcoversection having a peripheral flange receiving the tray-section, saidsections being provided internally with complemental division wallswhich divide the interior of the saval'portions of the peripheral flangeof the cover-sectionserving as lateral walls for the outer coincompartments, coin-admission means associated with the top flange of thecover-section, and locking means securing said sections together.

9. A savings-bank comprising complemental casing-sections provided withcomplemental partial coin chambers, one of said sections being equippedwith an inclined flange constituting 'bottoms for the coin chambers andthe other section constitutingk a cover-section provided with aperipheral flange. which embraces the peripheral portion of thefirst-mentioned section, coin-admission means associated with the topwall of said cover-section, and key-controlled locking means securingsaid sections tovgeth er.

l0. A. savings-bank comprising a traysection and a cover-section, saidytray-section being provided with longitudinal division walls and with awall constituting bottoms for coin compartments and said cover-sectionbeing-provided with a peripheral flange and with longitudinal divisionwalls complemental to said first-mentioned division walls, interlockingconnections between the upper portions of said casingsections,key-controlled locking means mounted in the lower portion of thecoversection and coacting with a locking member at the lower end of saidtray-section, and coin admission means associated l,with the top flangeVof the cover-section.

11. A savings-bank comprising a traysection provided with partial coincompartments separated by division walls, a flange near the bottom endof said tray-section constitu-ting a bottom wall for the coin chambers,a cover-section. provided with vertical division walls which arecomplemen-tal with respect to said first-named division walls andprovided-alsoi with' a peripheral flange, the upper portions of saidsections being provided with interlocking means which are brought intoengagement when the tray-section is inserted in the coversection alockingvdevice mounted in the lower end of the cover-section, andcoinadmission slots at the top wall of the coversection. t

12.- A savings-bank comprising a traysection consisting" of asubstantially flat metal plate provided with longitudinal division wallsand equipped near its lower end with a transverse flange which projectsbevond said division walls and affords bottoms for coin compartments, acover-section comprising a' bowed front wall and a peripheral iiangewhich embraces the peripheral portion of the tray-section, saidings-bank into coin compartments, the laterv'bowled front wall being'equipped with vrenarward'ly projecting vdivision 'walls' comple-'niental with'respfect to; said first-mentioned division wallsfthe to.ywall ofgthe coveri0 with coin-admission mean oorrespondingwith theseveral coin icompartirrents7 V'and key-controlled looking 'meanssecuring said Vsections together.

13. A -savings-bank comprising a trayvsection consistingof 'asubstantially flat metal' plateequipped with relatively low longitudinali flan-@frcs constituting division walls, said lplate havinglits innersurface provided vvwith longitudinal concavities xflanl'iedbylongitudinal flat surfaces, a' relaitively highV inclined'flangeprojecting from ysaid platfe'aiid constituting bottoni `walls for 'coincompaitmentfsjV a cover-section comprising abowed front wall equippedwith a peripheral flange embracing the peripheral portion of thetray-section and equipped with intermediate flanges complemental with'respect to @said "first-named fl'angesj the lateraliportions of theperipheral flange of the vcovgerse'ctionf'constituting lateral walls forthe4 outer'eoin compartments, coin-admission 'part-ments,A said AHarige'forming' 'an angle of less'lthan'QOO with respect'to a horizontalplane, vrcoin-admission means corresponding with' the' severalcoin'vcoinpartments, and locking means securing said"casing-sectionstogether. V 45 l vsection comprising plate and relatively7 115; In asavings-bank, an open-sided travl'ow" longitudinal'divisionlwalls,v andan inclinedV flange near voneY endfof said' plate vwhichproj'ects'beyond ysaid divisionwalls and' is adaptedto form the bottomsof coin eoi'nparti'rixents when 'tlief tray-section is vin use inconnection with a coinplemental casing-section.'V j e ""16? Insavings-bank, 'a rtray-section adapted to lform one wallrof asavings-bank,

said Itray-section having its innler fside equipped' with ''relativelvjVlow longitudinal walls'alfording partial vcoin compartments, andinelined'walls at the bottom ends of 'said partial compartments .andprojecting vbeyond said division walls and adapted t'o serveas'loottom'sv` for the `coinfcompartments when the tray-'section is in usein connection 1with a' companion casing-section.

17. A savings-bank comprising a tra y-section consisting of asubstantially flat plate equipped on one side with longitudinal divisionwalls and with a transverse inclined wall which projects beyond saiddivision walls, said transverse wall having its marginal portion cutaway on a plane to a ll'ord a steeper incline than is afforded by themainbodyof the transverse inclined wall.

18. In a 'savings-bank, the combination of a tray-section consisting ofa flat plate having its inner side equipped with longitudinal divisionwalls, inclined bottom walls at Vthe lower'ends of said division wallsand projecting beyond the same, the inclination of said bottom wallsbeing small with respect to a horizontal plane and the margins of saidbottom walls being cut away on inclined planes of greater inclination, acoversection provided with a marginal flange adapted to embrace themarginal portion of said plate and provided with intermediate divisionwalls eomplemental with respect to said first-mentioned division walls,coin-admissionmeans at the top of said cover-section, and locking meansconnecting said sections together.

19. Av savings-bank comprising a tray-section consist-ing of asubstantially fiat metal plate provided on one side with longitudinalpartial coincompartments and with a flange projecting beyond thedivision walls of said partial compartments and affording bottoms forthe coin compartments, a metal cover-section comprising a front wall anda marginal wall,r sheet-metal division walls secured to thefinnersurface of the front wall of said cover-section, coin-admission means atthe upper end of said cover-section,

vand vlocking means securing said sections together.

20. A savings-bank comprising Aa coversection consisting of a front walland top, bottom and lateral marginal walls, said top marginal wall beingprovided with coinslots.` a slotfguard plate spaced inside of said topwall, slot-guards mounted on the upper surfaceof said plate and confinedin the space between said Aplate and said top wall, said slotguard platehaving coin-slots registering with said first-named coin-slots. the rearedge portion of said slot-guard plate being cut away and the top wall ofsaid `cover-section being equipped at its tree edge wit-h adependingflange, a tray-section consisting of asubstantially flat plate equippedwith longitudinal division walls, the upper edge of saidy plate engagingthe inner surface of said depending flange and locking mechanism mountedin the lower portion of the cover-section and coacting with Aa lookingmember with which the lower end ot the tray-section is equipped.

21;Y A savings-bank comprising a. pair of complemental casing-sectionsprovided with 'to said top wall and provided with registering coinslots, guard slots mounted on the upper surface of said inner plate ande2;- t-ending across said com-slots, and locking mechanism securing saidsections together.v

22. In a savings-bank, the combination with a wall provided with acoin-slot of an inner plate spaced with relation to said wall andprovided with Aregistering colin-slots, and spring Wire slot guardsdisposed between said plate and wall and having spring members extendingacross the coin slots.

23. In a savings-bank, the combination with a wall provided with acoin-slot, of an inner plate spaced with relation to said wall andprovided with a registering coin-slot, and a U-shape spring-wireslot-guard mounted between said inner plate and said wall and having aspring tongue extending across the coin-slot.

24e. In a savings-bank, the combina-tion with a wall provided with acoin-slot, of an inner plate provided with a registering coinslot, and apair of spring-wire slot-guards associated with said coin-slot andmounted between said inner plate and said wall, the slot-guards havingopposed spring tongues extending across the coin-slots and separated bya space so that when a coin is inserted the spring tongues will bespread apart to admit the coin.

25. In a savings-bank, the combination of an outer wall provided withcoin-slots, of an inner slot-guard plate provided with registeringcoin-slots, and rspring-wire slotguards mounted on said inner plate andhaving yielding members extending across the coin-slots.

26. A savings-bank comprising an open sided tray-section and anopen-sided coversection, the cover-section having lateral flanges andtop and bottom flanges, the top flange being provided with coin-slots,and having clenching lugs formed at the ends thereof, an innerslot-guard plate provided with coin-slots registering with saidfirstnamed slots, said clenching lugs extending thru the ends of thecoin-slots of the inner plate and being clenched beneath the innerplate, slot-guards mounted on the upper side of said inner plate, andlocking mechanism connecting said sections together.

27. A. savings-bank comprising an opensided tray-section and anopen-sided coversection which are complemental with respect to eachother, the cover-section having lateral flanges and top and bottomflanges, the top flangesbeing provided vwith an interlocking shoulderwhich engages and overlies the upper marginal portion of the tray-ycoin-admission means associated section, with the top flange of thecover-section, and locking mechanism mounted on the Vupper surface ofthe bottom flange of the cover-sec-I tion and serving to engage alocking shoulder with which tne lower end of the traylsection. isequipped.

A savings-bank comprising van -opensided tray-section and an open-sidedcoversection which are complemental with respect to each other, thecover-section having lateral flanges and top and `bottom flanges, thetop .flange being provided with Ianl interlocking shoulder which engagesand overlies the upper marginal portion of the tray-section,coin-admission means associated with the top flange of thecover-section, and locking mechanism mounted on the bottom flange 'ofthe cover-section comprising a housing member secured to said bottomflange, a plate-like bolt confined between said housing member and saidbottom flange and equippedwith a rearwardly projecting interlockingmember adapted to engage a recess with which the lower end ofthe'traysection is provided, and a spring tending to hold said plate inthe locked position.

29. A savings-bank comprising an opensided tray-section and anopen-sided coversection, said cover-section being provided with top,lateral and bottom flanges, interlocking means between the free edgeportion of the top flange and the upper end of the tray section, coinadmission means associated with the top flange of the cover-section, andlocking mechanism mounted on the bottom flange of the cover-section,said locking mechanism comprising a bolt sliding Y parallel with thebottom flange, and a keybarrel extending thru the lower portion of thefront wall of' the cover-section.y

30. A savings-bank comprising a pair of complementa] casing-sectionsprovided with open-sided complemental partial coin-chambers, one of saidsections constituting a traysection and the other constituting facoversection, the cover-section being provided with top, lateral andbottom flanges, interlocking means between the upper portion of thetray-section and the upper portion of the cover-section, and lockingmechanism mounted on the bottom flange of the coversection, comprising ahousingv member secured to said bottom flange, a plate-like boltconfined between said housing member and said bottom flange, and a wirespring having one end connected with said housing member and having theother end connected with said bolt.

31. In means of the character set forth, the combination of a stand, anda savings.- bank comprising an open-sided tray-section and an open-sidedcover-section, and lockingV- mechanism Securing Said sectionstofgetherfsvaldtrayfseotlon-and the top of sald stand being-providedwith means for kpreqventng Shifting of the trayfsecton when itrests'omsa'd stand.

" `32. A. savings-bank*comprising an open- ,Sded tray-sectionv and@open-sided Coverseoton which ae provided With comple A,mental :partialcon-oompartments, looking .interlock with the marginal flange of thetray-Section when the tray-section rests upon said stand.

CHARLES FISHER.

